California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office could be investigated for a social media post that some Republicans perceived as a threat to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem amid a heightened threat environment for political figures.
“Kristi Noem is going to have a bad day today. You’re welcome, America,” Newsom’s press office said in a post on X on Saturday morning.
Bill Essayli, the acting US attorney for the Central District of California, said Saturday that he has called on the Secret Service to investigate the post and to perform “a full threat assessment.”
“We have zero tolerance for direct or implicit threats against government officials,” Essayli said in a post on X.
Following Essayli’s announcement, Newsom’s press office said in a separate post hours later that the original post was referring to an immigration-related legislation that the governor was signing into law, that includes a ban on federal law enforcement wearing masks.
